AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the sixteen ratings firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, ten have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $266.80.

AME has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings raised shares of AMETEK from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of AMETEK from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Seaport Research Partners reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $290.00 target price on shares of AMETEK in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Wall Street Zen cut AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, May 10th. Finally, KeyCorp raised their price target on AMETEK from $260.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th.

AMETEK Trading Down 2.9%

AME opened at $236.66 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.24 billion, a PE ratio of 34.60, a P/E/G ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 0.98. AMETEK has a one year low of $179.24 and a one year high of $261.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 1.21. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $241.73 and its 200 day moving average price is $232.42.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The technology company reported $2.09 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.99 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $2.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.95 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.93% and a net margin of 20.04%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.78 earnings per share. AMETEK has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.080-2.100 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.200-8.300 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that AMETEK will post 8.33 EPS for the current year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 19.88%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other AMETEK news, insider David F. Hermance sold 6,608 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.00, for a total transaction of $1,678,432.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 42,509 shares in the company, valued at $10,797,286. This represents a 13.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.54% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Florida Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in AMETEK by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Florida Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,974 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $406,000 after buying an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd boosted its position in AMETEK by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Plato Investment Management Ltd now owns 10,751 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,218,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Allegiance Financial Group Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of AMETEK by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. Allegiance Financial Group Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,254 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $257,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of AMETEK by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. now owns 850 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $175,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC increased its position in shares of AMETEK by 18.3% during the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 323 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $69,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

About AMETEK

AMETEK, Inc is a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices that serves a broad range of industries. Headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, the company designs and produces precision instruments, electronic measurement devices, specialty sensors, and electric motors and motion control systems. Its product portfolio includes analytical and monitoring instruments, calibration equipment, power supplies, embedded electronics, and industrial motors and drives used for critical applications.

The company operates through two primary business platforms — an electronic instruments group focused on analytical, test and measurement and sensor products, and an electromechanical group that supplies motors, actuators, and related power and motion solutions.